The 1977–78 Ranji Trophy was the 44th season of the Ranji Trophy. Karnataka won their second title defeating Uttar Pradesh.
Highlights
- Bombay finished third in the West Zone and failed to qualify for the knockout stage. Gujarat won all their four matches in the West Zone, a rare feat.
- Bombay were dismissed for 42 by Gujarat.[3] This is their lowest total in Ranji Trophy.
- The loss against Gujarat ended a sequence of 124 matches without defeat for Bombay. Their previous defeat was against Baroda in 1957/58.[4] During these twenty years, Bombay won the Ranji Trophy 18 times.
- Karnataka defeated Kerala without losing a wicket. Kerala scored 141 and 124, and Karnataka 451/0 decl.[5] The partnership between Sanjay Desai and Roger Binny was then an Indian record for the first wicket.[6]
- Rajinder Goel took 7 wickets for 4 runs in the second innings as Haryana bowled out Jammu Kashmir for 23. Goel's match figures were 13 for 29.[7]
Group stage
South Zone
West Zone
North Zone
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Central Zone
East Zone
| Team
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Pld
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W
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L
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D
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T
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NR
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Pts
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Q
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| Bengal
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3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
3.236
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| Bihar
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3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
1.437
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| Assam
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3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0.559
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| Orissa
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3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0.431
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Knockout stage
Final
- Uttar Pradesh won the toss and decided to bat.
Scorecards and averages
References
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1977/78 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1977/78 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ Gujarat v Bombay, Bulsar, 1977/78
- ^ Baroda v Bombay, Solapur, 1957/58
- ^ Karnataka v Kerala, Chickmagalur, 1977/78
- ^ "How many batters have made their first two centuries in the same Test?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ Haryana v Jammu Kashmir, Rai, 1977/78
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